For Nation's Vital Statistics, '86 Was a Year of Extremes From: The Washington Post | Date: September 8, 1987 | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The nation's fertility rate fell to a record low last year, while life expectancy reached a record high and marriage and divorce rates dipped to the lowest levels in a decade, a new government report shows.

Average life expectancy "in 1986 reached a new record high of 74.9 years," said the Center for Health Statistics, an arm of the Department of Health and Human Services. That was up from 74.7 years reported in 1985.

The highest life expectancy was 78.9 years for white females, up from 78.7 a year earlier. White males saw an increase from 71.8 to 72.0 years.

Black life expectancy rose ...

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